Celica Forums General Discussion General my 350Z dreams seem to be shot...

i've read all i have about the problems with the Z. people trading in their cars left and right...people having such ass experience with dealers...

notable problems: tire feathering, tranny keeps popping out of gear, severe oil consumption (some cases where it was a as much as 2 quarts in 1000 miles!!), etc.

this really was my first choice as i wasn't as pumped to get an IS or spyder...oh well...

My friend just traded his in too

really?
if i couldn't get the STI, i wanted a Z
doesn't matter though cause sti be here in a few days

you're getting another subi again??!...is your dandruff made out of gold?

Z's didn't do too well in terms of reliability. I'm glad you've finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel.

I was thinking of getting a z but I would rather get the G35. But I'm gonna wait and see how much I can save up in the 6 months after I finally pay off my car (6/14 last payment) and I might get a BMW or a Benz instead.

it's quite diappointing...the Z was such a great car. handled well stock...gave out lots of power for a 26K car...oh well...

Didn't the 05 versions fix these problems? Also can someone post a complete list of all the problems? And can't modding fix most of these problems (getting better, smaller tires for example)

You shouldn't have to solve a car's problems by modding. The majority of people don't mod; it costs more than the average driver is willing to spend.

so ur saying 350z suck in terms of reliability?

^^Actually, I messed up. Not reliability. The Z suffered from a lot of teething issues.

Yeah but since I'm thinking of modding the car either way do you think it would be smart to buy a used 03 (I think it's the one with the biggest problems, since I think thats when they started) if I'm going to mod it out for drifting and/or racing anyways?

i can agree on the tranny thing or something related
if the g35 and z share the same tranny...then here's what i experienced
from a fast 1-2 shift, the stupid thing would grind, i could not hit it fast or it would do this and not fully engage it was queer and a half...that's also coming from a used car.

from what i gather the engine is as strong as a bull...it's the stuff around it that seems to be falling apart

I think a lot of the problems have gotten fixed with the 05's, but have heard horror stories about the 03's. People say you shouldn't buy the first year a car is produced because they haven't gotten all the kinks out yet. I think the Z would be a good example. My mom has an 04 that she lets me drive all the time and so far it's been solid. I thought I felt something off with the gears once, but it hasn't occured ever since that one time, so who knows.